Bearing



jan. m 1945. Q RICH ET AL 2,367,613

' BEARING Filed Aug. 5, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet l CHARLES A. R CH C'HflRLES" A. Rich; JR.-

Jan. m, 1945.

C. A. RICH ETAL BEARING glvwm'lfo'm 67 I CHARLES H. RICH CHARLES H. RICH; J22.

. c A RlcH T AL BEARING Filed Aug. 5, 1942 I 3 SheetsSheet 3 CHARLES A. HIGH CHARLES A. HIGH) (/12.

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Patented Jan. 18, 1945 U ITED STATES PATENT O CharlesAJtich an: m, 1s, Worcester, Mala, alsignors' to Morgan Construction Company, Worcester, Mala, a corporation of Massachusetts I 10 Claims. This invention relates to hearings, and more I particularly to the construction and arrangement of bearings for supporting the necks of rollinl mill rolls and the like.

It has been proposed heretofore to construct such bearings with replaceable liners of phenolic resins and similar non-metallic materials capable oil operating with reasonable satisfaction'when hooded with water and without other provision for lubrication and cooling. Bearings of this typ have certain advantages in simplicity and'relatively low cost of manufacture. However. they do not operate with true fluid mm lubrication, and themed-metallic liners are accordingly subiect to considerable wear. This introduces serious problem in'the. construction of the hearings to ensure the continuance of satisfactory operation despite such wear. In particular it is important to hold the rollneck at all times in proper contact with the liner which receives the radial load, and it is mportant to provide ampl adjustment to at; v. fioi' wear of the thrust-receiving liner while t to prevent thm from rotating. Prior bearingsgave been seriously lacking in these requiremen I It is accordingly one object of the invention to provide a oomparativeh simple and inexpensive roll neck bearing oi the water-lubricated type which will haves relatively long life oi useful semce.

3t is a further obiect oi the invention to provide a roll neck bearing having a non-metallic radially loaded liner. witha simple and compact or tor maintaining the roll neck in contest with at the me time holding these rings the liner despite extensive wear thereof.-

Fig. 3 is an end elevation-ofthe roll neck and bearlns. partially broken away:

Fig. 4 is a section taken on'the lin 4-4 oi Fig. 3;

' Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-! cl Fig. 3, the roll neck being shown in full;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view'of a portion of a thrust ring; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a key. The-embodiment illustrated comprises a rollin: mill roll it having a cylindrical roll neck II. The particular roll shown is the upper roll of a 2-high horizontal mill; The roll neck ii is surrounded by a hollow bearing chock or casing II which is adapted to be mounted in the window of the usual mill housing (not shown) It is a iurther object of the invention to provide a roll neck bearing having non-metallicthrust rings, with means effective to prevent rotattonoi the rings even otter they havebecome loosely worn away in service.

with these and other objects inview, as will he apparent to those skilled in the art. the invention resides in the combination of parts set form in the specification and covered by the claims appended hereto. Y

Referring to thedrawinss illustrating one em net-- 05 the invention and in which like reference numerals indicate like parts, 1

Fig. l is a transverse cross-section through a beer-leg mounted upon a'roll neck, the section v being taken on the line l---iof1" ig.5;

Pig. 2 is a perspective view of a, lever formini Within the interior of the check it there is provided a liner plate ll of phenolic resin or other suitable'non metallic material which engages the top ofthe roll neck II to receive the heavy radial load resulting from the rolling operation. .ls shown in Fig. 1, this plate is arcuate in shape, with its edges engaging a pair of metal bars. I! which are welded or otherwise secured to the chock. This construction allows the liner plate to be withdrawnand replaced by sliding it in the axial direction.

Means is provided ly against the concave surface of the plate It and, in the case of the upper roll. to support thewelsht of the roll, so that there will be no Jumping of the rolls as the stock enters or leaves the roll pass. For this purpose an arcuate shoe ll of phenolic resin is mounted beneath the roll neck and in contact therewith,this shoe being secured to the upper surface of a metal plate II by means of dowel pins It of phenolic resin. This plate I! lsvlocated within a recess 2| formed in thebottom of the chock and shaped to retain the plate in its proper position while permitting vertical movements thereof. oi the plate rest upon the adjacent inner ends of two levers 22 which are fulcrumed intermediate their lengths upon the upper. ends of two vertical screws .28 (Fig. 1). These screws are threaded, throuih the bottom ,wsu' of the check and welded thereto to hold them in place. The: upper ends of the screws enter sockets It in theto hold the rollneck ilrm- Th lateral :portions associated plunger. The 'plungers are urged downwardly by powerful coiled compression springs 8i mounted in the bores 21, the upper ends of the springs engaging buttons 82 which in turn are supported by vertical recessed-head screws 33 mounted in the chock, the lower ends of these screws extending into the bores 21. In this construction there is ample room to provide the springswith a considerable number of coils. so that the spring load will not vary greatly as the plate l4 wears away in service. When necessary, the springs may readily be adjusted by tuming the screws 38.

;It is desirable to relieve th shoe I! of all the spring load when the bearing is to be removed from the roll neck. For this purpose a recessed head screw SI is mounted in the bottom wall oi the chock directly beneath each of the plungers 2'. Each screw is provided with an upward]! projecting central lug Ii. This construction is such that by turning the screws 85 the operator can bring the lugs SI into'contact with the lugs 2! and force the plungers 28 upwardly to compress the springs II. This will rock the levers' 22 and lower the plate El and the shoe l1, so that the bearing can be withdrawn from the roll neck or replaced thereon. The screws ll are larger in diameter than the bore 21, so that the buttons 32, springs 3| and plungers It may be inserted in the bores through the threaded openings before the screws are placed in position.

Referring now to Fig. 6, it will be seen that the roll neck I! is i'ormed with a portion 38 which is reduced slightly in diameter to provide a shoulder II. A metal ring so is suitably keyed to the. pot-1 tion I! and held firmly against the shoulder I! by means of want 42 which surrounds a threaded ring 43 mounted in a groove 44 in the roll neck and keyed thereto. For assembly purposes this threaded ring is divided along an axial plane into two pieces which are retained in the groove 44 by means of a garter spring II. In order to prevent the nut 42 from loosening in service. it is secured to the roll neck by a key" which is held in place by a wire snap ring ll. This key is arranged to engage any one of a series of notches ll formed in the nut 42. The chock I2 is provided with a recess ll extending radially outward for a substantial distance beyond the peripherie oi the annular members II and I2 and located directly above the ring 40 in position toreceive this ring and to prevent it from making contact with the chock as the liner plate ll wears away.

The metal ring 40 is provided on its opposite sides with plane surfaces forming shoulders for sliding engagement with an inner thrust ring Ii and an outer thrust ring 52 suitably mounted within the chock I2. These thrust rings are termed oi phenolic resin or other suitable nonmetallic material, and because 01 the nature or this material it is important to provide'ample area for contact with the keys which are employed to prevent rotation of the rings. It is also important to provide means for adjusting the parts to compensate for wear on the bearing races of the thrust rings while maintaining adequate key-contacting areas. the thrust rings II and U2 is provided on the face opposite its bearing face with a notch or groove US of rectangular cross-section extending in the radial direction. The notch I! in the inner rlns Ii fits over a key 58 (Fig. 4) which is welded or otherwise fixed to the chock I! while the notch in the outer ring 82 receives a key It which is slidably mounted in a-keyway II in the chock. Pret- For this purpose each of two branches straddling the ring 59, the outer branch having a tapped hole 82 therethrough to receive a screw 83. The inner end of this screw projects into one of the openings 80 to prevent the adjusting ring I! from turning.

The bearing is supplied with water in order to cool and lubricate the sliding surfaces. For this purpose the chock i2 is provided with a longitudinally extending main passage ll having two laterally extending branches l8 and '1 (Fig. 5). The branch 56 discharges water into the space adjacent the cylindrical surface or the roll neck H. and the branch 1 discharges water into the space around the outside 0! the ring 40. The water will escape from both ends of the bear-inl- 'In order to prevent too rapid a discharge of water irom the inner end of the bearing, an arcuate sealing device-N (Fig. 5) of phenolic resin is mounted in a groove 10 in the chock. beneath the inner portion of the roll neck. A splash guard 12 is mounted on the outer end of the chock to catch water which is thrown oii! centrii'ugally from the nut 2.

The operation 0! the invention will now be apparent from the above disclosure. While stock is traveling through the mill, the radial bearing load caused by the rolling pressure will be received directly on the liner plate I4, and ii there is any thrust load it. will be applied to one or the other oi the thrust rings ll and 52. when no stock is between the rolls, the roll neck ii will nevertheless be held firmly against the plate I by the springs Ii, which will apply force through seriously worn. The pressure can or course be adjusted easily by means or the screws 38. When the bearing is to be removed from the roll neck or replaced thereon, the screws II will be adjusted inwardly to receive the spring load and remove all pressure from the shoe il. Any wear which occurs on the bearing faces of the thrust rings II and 52 can be taken up by removing the screw 08 and turning the threaded ring ll inwardly the required amount; whereupon'the screw 08 will be replaced to enter one 0! the openings II and lock the ring in position. Since the notches I! extend only part way through the thrust rings, these rings can wear away to a great extent and in fact to approximately one-half their oriiinal thickness before the ring ll can make contact with either oi! the keys II; or I. Regardless of this wear, thethrust ring; will havethe same ample area in engagement with the keys to prevent the rings from rotating.

. be used for the lower ran as for the upper roll.

The lower bearing will of course be inverted as compared withthe upper bearing. in order to receive the downwardly directed rolling pressure.

For convenience certain of the claims include descriptive words such as "horizontal," upright. top," bottom and the like, but it will be understood that such and similar words are not to be considered as limitations except as they deilne the relative positions or the various parts, since claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patout is: v

1. -A bearing for a rotatable-roll neck or the like. comprising a hollow chock surrounding the roll neck, a plate mounted within the chock and having a concave surface for contact with one side of the roll neck to receive the rolling pressure, a shoe mounted withinthe chock for contact with the opposite side of the roll neck, spring means mounted within the chock and arranged to urge the shoe inwardly against the roll neck, and means mounted on the chock and movable into position to receive the load of the spring means and relieve the shoe from such load when the bearing is to be removed from or replaced on the roll neck.

2. A bearing for a rotatable roll neck or the like comprising a hollow chock surrounding the .roll

neck, a plate mountedwithin the chock and hav-' ing a concave surface for contact with one side of the roll neck to receive the rolling pressure, a-

shoe'rnounted within the chock for contact with the opposite side of the roll neck. two coiled compression springs mounted within .the chock on opposite sides oi the roll neck, levers connecting the springs with the shoe to urge the shoe inwardly against the roll neck, and i'ulcrums pivot ally supporting thelevers intermediate their lengths.

3. A bearing for a horizontal rotatable rollneck or the like comprising a hollow chock surrounding the roll neck, a plate mounted within rounding the roll neck, a plate mounted within heath the roll neck, the chock having two upright lower ends of the springs with the shoe to ur e the shoe upwardly against the bottom of the roll neck, and iulcrums pivotally supporting the levers intermediate their length.

s. A hearing for a horizontal rotatable roll neck or thelikecomprising a hollow chock surrounding the roll neck, a plate mounted within the chock above theroll neck and having a concave lower surface ior contact with the top of i the roll neck, a shoe mounted within the chock beneath the roll neck, two upright coiled compression springs mounted within the chock on opposite sides of the roll neck, levers connecting the lower ends of the springs with the shoe to urge the shoe upwardly against the bottom of the roll neck, and devices mounted within the chock the chock above the roll neck and having a concave. lower surface for contact with the top'of the roll neck, a shoe mounted within the chock beneath the roll neck, the chock having two'upright bores therein on opposite sides of the roll neck, an upright coiled compression spring in each bore, and two horizontal levers mounted in the lower portion of the chock and fulcrumed intermediate their ends, the outer ends of the levers receiving the downward pressure of the springs and the inner ends of the levers extending bethe chock above the roll'neck and having a concave lower surface for contact with the top-of the roll neck, a shoe mounted within the chock bebores therein on opposite sidespf: the roll neck, an upright coiled compression spring in each bore, adjustable screws in the upper ends of the bores to receive the upward pressure of the springs, and two horizontal levers mounted-in the lower portion of the chock and fulcrumed intermediate their ends, the outer ends of the levers receiving the downward pressure of the springs and the inner ends oi the levers extending beneath the adjacent lateral portions of the shoeto urge the shoe upwardly against the bottom of the roll neck.

8. A bearing for a rotatable roll neck or the like comprising a hollow chock surrounding the receive the thrust of the roll, the chock having a x recess therein extending radially outward for a substantial distance beyond the periphery .of the said annular member and adaptedto receive the beneath the springs and movable into position to force the lower ends of the springs upwardly and thereby relieve the shoe from the spring load when the bearing is to be removed i'rom'orreplaced on the roll neck. I s

5. A hearing for a horizontal rotatable roll neck or the like comprising aihollow chock surrounding the roll neck, a plate mounted within the chock above the roll neck and having a concave lower surface for contact with the top of the'roll neck, a shoe mounted within the chock beneath the roll neck, two upright coiled compression springs mounted within the chock "on opposite sides of the roll neck, levers connecting the lower ends oi the springs with the shoe to urge the shoe upwardly against the bottomof the roll neck. and an upright screw mounted in the chock metal ring as the said plate gradually wears away.

9. A bearing for a rotatable roll neck or the like ring surrounding the roll neck and secured thereto, the ring being located outwardly with respect to the said plate and providing an outwardly facing shoulder, an annular member mounted within beneath each spring, the screws being adjustable 7c the chock in contact with the, said shoulder and .having a groove in its outer face extending in a generally radial direction, the chock having an internally threaded opening in itsouter end provided with a keyway, an externally threaded ring mounted in the opening and providing an adjustable abutment for engagement with the outer face of the annular member, and a key mounted upwardly to force the lower ends of the springs.

10. A bearing for a rotatable roll neck or the like comprising a hollow chock surrounding the roll neck, a plate mounted within the chock and havinga concave surface for contact with one side of the roll neck to receive the rolling pressure, a ring surrounding the roll neck and secured thereto, the ring being located outwardly with respect to the said plat and providing an outwardly facing shoulder, an annular member mounted within the chock in contact with the said shoulder and having a groove in its outer face extending in a generally radial direction, the chock having an internally threaded opening in means whereby the outer branch of the key may v be secured to the threaded ring at various pool- 10 tions of adjustment thereof.

CHARLES A. RICH. CHARLES A. RICH, JI. 

